Northwestern Graduate Workers Union (UE Local-1122)

Psychology Department Steward as of January 2026 |

Responsibilities:

• Developing and implementing ICE emergency plans 

• Designing and leading student information sessions on emergency plans

• Drafting petition language and distributing petitions to support trans and international/immigrant worker rights

• Overseeing student grievances

  
  

Student Diversity and Inclusion Committee

President from Jan 2025 – April 2026 | Member since 2022 

Responsibilities: 

• Coordinating summer reading club 

• Coordinating social events 

• Designing annual graduate student wellbeing survey 

• Analyzing qualitative data from graduate student wellbeing survey

• Presenting annual graduate student wellbeing survey findings to faculty 

• Collaborating with leadership to address student needs identified in annual survey

• Planning colloquium lunches, workshops, social events, and speaker series 

• Developing Know-Your-Rights trainings in collaboration with local Chicagoland organizers

  
  

Social Area Steering Committee 

Steering Committee member | September 2025 - May 2025

Responsibilities: 

• Facilitating town halls to assess Social Area needs

• Creating centralized resources on area milestones, expectations, and safety protocols

• Distributing Know Your Rights and ICE emergency plan information 

• Developing and implementing changes to milestones in order to address community needs

Society for Personality and Social Psychology

Summer Institute for Social and  Personality Psychology Graduate Organizer | Summer 2025 

Responsibilities:  

• Organizing schedules and materials 

• Coordinating attendee check-in/out 

• Planning opening and closing receptions  

• Planning attendee social events 

• Serving as local liaison to attendees 

  
  

Northwestern University Psychology Department Sneak Peek 

Lead Coordinator | 2023, 2024, 2025 

Responsibilities: 

• Creating application forms, advertising materials, and updating website 

• Distributing applications via outreach to higher-ed influencers and institutions

• Organizing applications and coordinating two rounds of application review 

• Coordinating travel and lodging 

• Planning two data blitz sessions and four panels each year

• Creating individualized meeting itineraries and coordinating faculty-attendee meetings 

• Arranging catered meals for 34+ attendees 

• Escorting attendees around campus 

  
  

Social Area Brown Bag Coordinator 

Northwestern University Social Psychology Department Social Area| Sept 2022 – June  2024 

Responsibilities: 

• Selecting and inviting speakers  

• Coordinating talk schedule 

•  Organizing meetings between speakers and faculty 

•  Preparing itineraries and campus maps for speakers  

• Filing reimbursement paperwork.